Yenepoya Dental College is a professional College with more than 30 years of rich experience which is committed to enabling its Students to achieve and maintain excellence in practice and patient care.
Yenepoya Dental College was established in the year 1992 and is run under the Islamic Academy of Education. The Founder and Chairman of the College is Mr. Yenepoya Abdulla Kunhi.
Yenepoya Dental College is a Deemed-to-be University, accredited with NAAC's A grade. The College is ranked as the third-best University among the best young universities in Karnataka by K-SURF and ranked among the top 100 universities by NIRF.
YDC Mangalore has also got affiliations from NAAC, the Dental Council of India (MCI) and the Government of Karnataka.
The Faculty of Yenepoya Dental College is committed to innovative teaching, research and quality care within its oral healthcare services.
With teachings oriented towards leading-edge technology, the Faculty also provides quality ongoing training which allows students to meet their occupational requirements, in partnership with the industry.
The vision of Yenepoya Dental College is "To improve oral health through excellence in dental education, educating members of the health professionals, engaging in basic and applied research, encouraging technology transfer, and developing public and community health programs."
The mission of Yenepoya Dental College is "To achieve academic excellence and global competencies among students, to create an environment for the generation of new knowledge and to extend the knowledge acquired and new knowledge generated for the development of the community."